Beginning this week, Pennsylvanians who have suffered rape and never revealed it to police can apply for a portion of $5 million to pay for guidance.
Boy Scouts Declare Bankruptcy over Sexual Abuse Claims
Harrisburg Diocese Bankrupt Due to Child Sex Abuse
New Legislation Aimed at Helping Victims of Sexual Abuse
Last year, twenty-three states and the District of Columbia brought about changes regarding statute of limitations laws, giving victims of sexual assault more chances to have their voices heard. Statute of limitations laws have long hushed the voices of sexually violated people. However new legislation in various states could give victims of assault more options in a legal dispute.
Jehovah's Witnesses Under Investigation for Sexual Abuse in Pennsylvania
More Generic Zantac Recalls Over Possible Contamination
Recalls of generic Zantac believed to be contaminated by a carcinogen continue to flood in. Two other firms have declared recalls of ranitidine heartburn meds in 150 mg and 300 mg doses. The news arrived even as the degree of the drug returns increased with Mylan’s impromptu recall of three lots of nizatidine capsules last week because the API in them also held dangerous levels of NDMA.
Why Companies Recalled Heartburn Medications
Black Market Vapes & Marijuana May Contain Contaminants
Zantac Generics Recall Grows Due to Cancer Risk
New Jersey Extends Deadline For Clergy Abuse Claims
The Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal has continued to make waves in social media with numerous victims appearing to claim compensation for the help they deserve. New Jersey’s archdiocese has extended the deadline for childhood victims of clergy sexual assault to be considered for compensation.
PA Dioceses Pay $84M in Settlements
Seven out of the Pennsylvania’s eight dioceses initiated ”victim compensation funds” after the proceedings of a grand jury statement on sexual abuse by Catholic clergies. The payments were open to testimonies for a restricted time frame this year. They are independently allocated, despite each diocese establishing its own regulations on criteria.
Stryker Hip Implant Failures
The Stryker Tritanium Acetabular Shell, which restores the human hip socket, is built from a titanium alloy covered with a unique kind of porous foam. The foam enables bone cells to bind with it and grow, thereby increasing joint stability. However, a 2018 report in the journal Arthroplasty Today by doctors at NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospitals described five hip implant failures related to Stryker’s Tritanium cups between 2011 and 2016.
Vaping Diseases: Physical & Mental Issues
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) or vapes are now commonly used as an alternative to smoking cigarettes, or as a means to stop or reduce smoking. Several argue that vaping is less harmful than smoking regular cigarettes because they contain fewer chemical components. However, contrasting research suggests that vaping may cause a variety of adverse health effects.
Pennsylvanians to Get Stronger Sanctions Against Sex Abuse Charges
Since the investigative grand jury report was issued in August 2018, Pennsylvania Dioceses have launched compensation funds and have been reporting the number and amount of settlements. Reports made it known that hundreds of Roman Catholic priests had sexually abused Pennsylvanian children over seven decades and that church officials helped covered it up.
Not Just Blowing Smoke: Juul E-Cigarettes Illnesses
In the past few weeks, reports of a mysterious respiratory illness potentially caused by vaping has lead major networks including CBS and CNN to pull e-cigarette advertising from their airways. In a wave of incidents reminiscent of the early days of cigarette-related illnesses, the death toll attributed to e-cigarettes continues to climb. Meanwhile, health regulators have also begun to pull the products from their shelves.
Catholic Church Spent $300 Million Last Year on Sexual Abuse Crisis
According to a report by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Catholic Church in the United States spent a staggering more than $300 million on costs related to the clergy sexual abuse crisis. The report, which surveyed costs between June 2017 and June 2018, including nearly $200 million in legal settlements.
More than 300 New Jersey Clergy Accused of Sexual Abuse
For decades, leaders of the Roman Catholic dioceses of New Jersey remained silent on allegations of abuse by clergy members. But this month, the truth will out. Five archdioceses in New Jersey have begun to divulge information related to abuses that stretch back nearly one hundred years. They are finally naming names.
PA House Approves New Child Sexual Abuse Reporting Rules
PA Legislature May Pass Child Sexual Abuse Reform Bills
Two related bills are up for consideration in Harrisburg, both of which may pass in the House in upcoming days. This week, the House Judiciary Committee voted overwhelmingly for a bill that would remove the statue of limitations for child sexual abuse crimes and for a constitutional amendment that would permit child sexual-abuse lawsuits that would otherwise be outdated during a two-year period.
NJ Catholic Church Names Names of Clergy Accused of Abuse
For decades, leaders of the Roman Catholic dioceses of New Jersey remained silent on allegations of abuse by clergy members. But this month, the truth will out. Five archdioceses in New Jersey have begun to divulge information related to abuses that stretch back nearly one hundred years. They are finally naming names.